{"id":791401,"date":"2024-11-22T04:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791401"},"modified":"2024-11-22T04:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:50:01","slug":"environmentalists-say-starship-launches-are-trashing-texas-short-wave-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791401","title":{"rendered":"Environmentalists say Starship launches are trashing Texas : Short Wave : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SpaceX’s Starship rocket took off again Tuesday for its sixth test flight. Crowds, including President-elect Donald Trump, gathered at the launch site in Texas to watch it fly part way around the world to the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n

Starship \u2013 the largest rocket ever made \u2013 is the dream of Elon Musk, who hopes to make humans a multiplanetary species. But building the rocket is having a real impact on Earth. The launch site is located in the middle of one of Texas’ largest wildlife sanctuaries and environmentalists say every launch is causing damage. <\/p>\n

Plus, how government regulation of launches may change in a second Trump administration. <\/p>\n